Yousif Capital Management LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in EPR Properties $EPR

Yousif Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) by 1.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 25,575 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 313 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in EPR Properties were worth $1,490,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 93,541 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,450,000 after buying an additional 12,173 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 174,282 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,169,000 after buying an additional 699 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 66.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,871 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. acquired a new position in EPR Properties in the 1st quarter valued at $325,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in EPR Properties by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 12,642 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $665,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on EPR. KeyCorp downgraded EPR Properties from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen raised EPR Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on EPR Properties from $65.00 to $65.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial increased their price objective on EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, EPR Properties currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.36.

EPR Properties Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of EPR opened at $55.31 on Tuesday. EPR Properties has a 52-week low of $41.75 and a 52-week high of $61.24. The company has a market capitalization of $4.21 billion, a PE ratio of 27.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.57. The company has a quick ratio of 7.77, a current ratio of 7.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by ($0.01). EPR Properties had a return on equity of 7.66% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company had revenue of $150.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $176.50 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.22 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.000-5.160 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.4%. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio is currently 174.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling at EPR Properties

In other news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.12, for a total transaction of $435,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 81,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,729,631.24. This represents a 8.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders sold 22,500 shares of company stock worth $1,248,075. Corporate insiders own 2.31% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Profile

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is the leading diversified experiential net lease real estate investment trust (REIT), specializing in select enduring experiential properties in the real estate industry. We focus on real estate venues that create value by facilitating out of home leisure and recreation experiences where consumers choose to spend their discretionary time and money.